Wang WenLing was a trauma surgeon, and she loves her job. She preferred a simple life, with work and hopefully a family someday. She just did not expect the Zhang siblings to wreck havoc on the life as she knew it. Assassins, secret drugs, AI, warfare were a part of their everyday life, and she did not appreciate being thrown into the middle of it all, not even if it means solving the mystery behind her parent's death or falling in love.

Hana and Chris are childhood bestfriends. she had been in love with him since childhood but he was a kinda play boy who sometimes makes her confused but though she lived him she never tells him and step away from him....



Early in the morning, Zhang Zian was once again startled awake by the distant sound of firecrackers. It was the week before Chinese New Year, so people were using firecrackers more and more. 

Even people with bad hearing would be able to hear the noise, so, of course, the elfins were startled too. Galaxy leapt out the crib, silently waved good morning to Zhang Zian, opened the bedroom doors and went downstairs to play with the kittens. Pi yawned and stretched before he going to the swivel chair to turn on the computer.

The other elfins awoke too, but they wanted to keep sleeping as it was still too early and there was nothing for them to do even if they did get out of bed.

Zhang Zian got dressed, walked over to the window, pulled the curtains open, and looked outside. It snowed again last night, so the streets were covered with white, making the day brighter than usual.

He saw an electric rickshaw stop right in front of Li's Supreme Snack Bar's.

The driver was Uncle Li, who woke up before the sun rose to go to the market by the suburbs to stock up on groceries. He wore a thick cotton coat and knee pads to keep his knee joints warm. Driving the rickshaw in this weather must be very cold, his eyebrows had frost on them yet he was smiling. 

A quilt covered the trunk of the rickshaw. Uncle Li lifted the quilt, grabbing the bags of fresh vegetables to take into the snack bar. Their usual stock of ingredients that would always have leftovers was sold out by noon, so they had no choice but to close early. Today, Uncle Li not only increased the amount of vegetables he bought, but also the variety.
　　
Pi tapped its mouth and logged into Qidian's author platform. Pi did this every morning, it looked at the new adds and comments left by readers, as these were his motivation to continue working on his novel.

"Zhi zhi!" Pi started screaming.
 
All the elfins raised their head off their beds and looked towards Pi, wondering what had happened. Only Richard was still asleep.

"What's wrong, Pi?" Zhang Zian asked.

Every morning Pi would be one of the first to wake up, but Pi always tried to be quiet. It even typed softly, so it wouldn't disrupt the other elfins. However, today it suddenly screamed, something out of the ordinary must have happened.

After Pi logged into QQ, there were a number of messages sent by its book friends in the middle of the night.

"Popo, go look at your book review section. There's posts of people claiming that you've been hacking accounts to rig votes."

"Popo, erase those posts! New readers will believe them!"

There were also others who were doubtful and asked, "Did you really hack into accounts to rig votes?"

Pi was at a loss as it watched all the messages pop up. The most unbearable thing was the lack of trust from readers.

"What?"

Zhang Zian was stumped. Pi would never hack into accounts to rig votes. Pi even told readers not to send in recommendation red packets, as it felt like it was a waste of the reader's money.

Zian turned around and gestured to the other elfins that everything was okay. He placed his hands on Pi's shoulders and said, "Pi, don't panic. Let's take a look at what's going on before we decide on what to do next. It's like the saying goes, different situations call for different action, and there's no problem that can't be solved.' You've made it through worse, there's no need for you to be depressed by baseless slander."

Zhang Zian could feel Pi's body trembling, unclear if it was out of sadness or anger, maybe a little of both. Maybe Zhang Zian being calm helped because Pi pursed its lips as it opened the book review section.
 
The book review section was flooded with posts filled with malicious language.

"Could you more shameless? How could you bring yourself to do such things?

"As long as the book is crap, it's all pointless, even if you rig votes!"

"Even if you get your votes up, no one would read your book!"

Looking at all the baseless rumors, Pi was depressed. It looked up at Zhang Zian with its red eyes, pointed at its chest, and shook its head, as if explaining that he did no such thing.

"Pi, I know you didn't do it." Zian consoled Pi.

Zian frowned as he looked through the posts. He took the mouse from Pi's hands and said, "Pi, go wash your face. Let me take a look."

Some of the posts were very offensive, going as far as to curse Pi's relative to die a painful death. Although Pi had no relatives, Zhang Zian still didn't want Pi to see all these.

Pi nodded and leapt out of the chair to head to the bathroom.

Zhang Zian clicked every post. He told himself to be calm and look at it with an objective attitude, but after reading the offensive language, he couldn't stop his anger. He couldn't wait to delete all the posts. Readers who weren't aware of the truth could easily believe the posts, causing Pi to lose potential readers. Like the saying goes, If you fling enough mud, some of it will stick.

Most of the readers believed in Pi, but clicking into the book review section to have all the rubbish posts everywhere will only serve to discourage readers. The book review section used to be full of discussions on the current elfins and what other elfins might appear. There were also theories on how the story was going to progress, but now the normal posts were pushed all the way to the third or fourth page. Even if readers wanted to look for them, they wouldn't be able to.

Some readers took the initiative and tried to get the writer of the post to show proof, but the writer would never reply, they would just publish a new post. The first few pages were filled with such posts and their numbers were still growing. 

Soon, Zhang Zian realized a pattern, all the writers were newly registered Qidian readers with a level one account.

Qidian accounts have varying levels. Zhang Zian remembered that all you had to do was pay a dollar to become a regular member.

All the people who slandered Pi never paid the dollar, so what value do they have? It was clear that this was all a plan against Pi, an organized move with the goal of discrediting Pi.



1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

At last, Sun Yu was forcibly dragged away by the old butler.
The butlers of Huaguo Water Curtain Group were not people to be trifled with, and this was true of Old Butler Lin, Lin San. He had watched these two young ladies grow up. Back then, Huaguo Water Curtain Group hadn't yet had the world-renowned success which it enjoyed in the cultivation world today.
Lin San was already an old man in the group and had seen so much of the world; it was because of his years of experience that this old butler could still remain with Huaguo Water Curtain Group despite the fact that he wasn't very strong.
"Uncle Lin! Let me go! Let me fight it out with these two brothers!"
This was the last thing the girl said as Lin San dragged her away before she could let loose her lethal "Maiden's Adorable Fist"[1] skill.
He sighed in his heart. His Second Miss was still too young and naïve.
Based on his years of experience, Old Butler Lin felt that there was definitely some terrible person living in this small villa in the outskirts.
By the roadside, two baldies in aprons respectfully saw Lin San off in the grey commercial Chuanjianguo limousine and watched until it disappeared at the end of the road.
"Did we go overboard? The Lord likes to keep a low profile. If they investigate him…"
Before he finished speaking, the rubber man was interrupted. "Did you forget our Lord's Great Shielding Spell?"
"That's right!" The rubber man suddenly remembered this fact.
"It has nothing to do with us now… our Lord has more or less finished reviewing the materials. Now we can go help him with his homework."
...
It took Wang Ling a full half an hour to learn all the content for this week which he had missed out on. At the same time, he also looked at the next two months' worth of study material. He enjoyed the learning process very much, but he hated that it took him so little time to study; it wasn't difficult for him to master these knowledge points at all.
However, while he could master all the relevant knowledge, he also needed to learn how to read the atmosphere in class, find the position that suited him the most and then try his best to attain average grades. Implementing the "be mediocre" education policy which Father and Mother Wang had instilled in him since he was young… this was the hardest thing to do!
At his desk, he held his head in his hands and heaved a long sigh of relief. It was fine to leave the written work to the two gremlins, the monster pen and goblin eraser.
While Wang Ling had been reviewing his homework, Father Wang hadn't been idle. After a phone call with Lie Mengmeng, he quickly continued writing his novel.
He was a very swift and decisive person, especially when he was in the throes of inspiration; the rhythm of his fingers on the keyboard was so fast that they flew, like a live tentacle monster.
Just as he was brimming with inspiration and writing freely to his heart's content, his wristwatch suddenly rang.
He frowned slightly — he really hated the feeling of being interrupted. But when he gave the caller ID on the wristwatch a look and realized that it was Lie Mengmeng, his mood changed and he picked up the call.
"Hey Near Expert[2], is there something wrong, I'm writing at the moment." Other authors liked to call Lie Shou "Lie Mengmeng," but Father Wang had a special nickname for him and preferred to call him "Near Expert."
When Wang Ling lay back on his bed and took out his earplugs, the sounds nearby poured steadily back into his ears. Even before he opened his eyes, he happened to hear the conversation between Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng as the voices of the two men flowed into his mind.
"Brother Situ… your book is going to knock them dead!!" On the other end of the line came Lie Mengmeng's loud, excited voice.
"I just uploaded your first chapter to the VIP website. Guess what? Less than two hours! The number of clicks has already exceeded three hundred thousand! The first chapter has a positive review of eighty-seven percent!" Lie Mengmeng was shouting pretty wildly.
Outsiders might not have any concept of these statistics, but it needed to be explained that there were seven hundred thousand veteran readers with accounts more than a hundred years old who were registered on the separate VIP website set up by the Cultivation Reading Network. Furthermore, the registration mechanism had already been inactive for a few years. Of a total of seven hundred thousand users on a website that could only be accessed by VIP readers, half of them had already read Father Wang's new novel! Furthermore, the review rating had surpassed the normal level, completely shocking the entire editorial office!
Father Wang was certainly happy when he heard the news, but given his character, he would never be too obvious about it. "What use are lots of clicks, the way of the king is good sales."
"Brother Situ, don't be so modest… tell me the truth, are you from the future?!" This question that Lie Mengmeng asked was very mysterious.
Father Wang was stunned when he heard it. "Huh?!"
"First, it was Let Go of that Wet Nurse, now your book The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King will probably also be a big hit and may once again break website records! I've read a few books before about plagiarists from the future coming back to the past! Don't tell me you're one of them?!" Lie Mengmeng said in astonishment.
"Near Expert, if you make this kind of joke again… I'll quit writing!"
"Don't, don't! I was just kidding!"
Zhu Ge had already left; if Wang Situ was driven away, the website wouldn't be able to afford the loss.
On the other end of the phone call, Lie Mengmeng smiled secretively. "There's another piece of good news for you."
As Father Wang listened to Editor Song speak on the other end of the call, his expression also gradually turned strange. "What?! A fan gave me a reward? And also straightaway recognized my alternate account in the book review section for the trial chapter? You and I only decided on me starting a new book, plus uploading the draft onto the VIP website, just this morning. No one else knows about this, not even my old readers."
"That's strange… our website investigated this ID and discovered that this VIP reader account actually had been inactive for a very long time. But at two or three o'clock this morning, someone suddenly logged into this account and changed the ID. We suspect that this account wasn't passed down in the family, but was bought through other channels."
Father Wang frowned. Two or three o'clock in the morning? He remembered that at the time, he had been in Little Xuan's live stream gathering audience intelligence in order to come up with a theme for his new novel.
Then… could this person have been some audience member from the live stream?
Father Wang was a little confused. No one had known that he would finish the draft of the first chapter and upload it onto the website on a trial basis, not even his old readers, so how had it been leaked in advance?
F**k! These days, even a web novelist had sasaeng fans[3]?!
On the other side, Lie Mengmeng calmed down and said, "Brother Situ, do you know how much this reader gave you today? It's a whole hundred million cultivation reading coins!"
"So much…" While writing the latter part of Let Go of that Wet Nurse all this time, Father Wang had never encountered such an extravagant reader before. A hundred million cultivation reading coins was a million HNY[4]. After splitting it with the website, he would be able to keep five hundred thousand HNY!
Hearing that someone had gifted him with so much money, Father Wang sighed with deep feeling in his heart. "What's the reader ID?"
 "It's… Super High School Level Deputy Director," Lie Mengmeng replied.
Hearing this, Father Wang's face suddenly darkened and his intense gaze shot toward Wang Ling's room. "Hm… I think I've figured something out, I'll call you back later."
Saying this, Father Wang ended the call on his wristwatch. "Wang Ling! Come here!"
Wang Ling: "…"
[1] "Maiden's Adorable Fist" comes from a Chinese comedy sketch performed by an actor named Wensong, whose shifu is popular skit and sitcom actor Zhao Benshan.
[2] The people in northeastern China call people who are good at something 'da shou zi' or 'da shou.'
[3] A "sasaeng" or "sasaeng fan" in South Korea refers to an overly obsessed fan, usually of a celebrity figure, who engages in stalking or other behavior that constitutes an invasion of privacy.
[4] The author has introduced the currency of Huaxiu nation here as "Hua nation yuan," so we will be adopting it as HNY whenever it's mentioned from now on.


As a cultivation genius who has achieved a new realm every two years since he was a year old, Wang Ling is a near-invincible existence with prowess far beyond his control. But now that he’s sixteen, he faces his greatest battle yet - Senior High School. With one challenge after another popping up, his plans for a low-key high school life seem further and further away...
Wang Ling: I just want to eat my crispy noodle snacks in peace...
Father Wang: If you're careless enough to destroy the country, it’s coming out of your pocket money. 
Wang Ling: It’s not my fault that the backlash from punching me kills you.
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Tags: comedy, school, cultivation, tsundere, popular culture, almighty protagonist, action

System For Assassination...
Kuya probably gave this story for me to read knowing that I am not a minor. The contents of this story are sometimes quite raunchy, but they were nevertheless entertaining. Even though there were some parts that felt somewhat unnatural and forced, that sense of something not making sense was quickly replaced by glee if one kept on reading it. 
The fight scenes are extraordinary, and I always loved the idea and loving family depicted by the author of the story. But, I really did not expect that Kuya would recommend such a story like this to me... It had a lot of bad, ermm... Should I say, scenes that are not only incredible but somewhat steamy to read?
There were a lot of times that it made me feel weird, so I can't really understand Kuya's thought process when he recommended me this book that felt like it was made for adults that knew more about the world of uhm... between men and women...
But going along about what I know about Kuya. I think he does not have any bad intentions towards why he gave me this book... probably? Hehehe, sorry Kuya but I am not really that sure.
Although one thing that I can say for sure is that you gave me this book so that I can learn more about certain things.
That fact alone makes me happy since it shows that you really do care for me even though we only met each other recently...
Right now, I am probably not in this world anymore, but I will still fulfill my promise to you, Kuya. I will still fulfill the promise that I will give you a review of what I think about this favorite book of yours. Hehehe, I think that I really am biting more than I can chew here.
This is the first book that I touched and read, and I am quite sad that I will never be able to accompany it to its end. But the main protagonist's adventure with his wife and daughter really touched my heart. 
Is this definite proof that people always desired for something that they lacked?
 Hehe, I don't know... 
All I know is that this book is certainly good.
Although I can see that this book is not for everyone. Hahaha, Kuya. You should've really given me a book that is not as raunchy as this. What if I became a bad woman in the future? Hmmph, whose fault would that be? Hahaha, here I am talking about my future again when I clearly have no future.
This despicable curse... It seems like I really am condemned to die along with it. But oh well, ever since I knew that I had the curse. I knew that I must cross that bridge, one day or another.
It's just, that I can't just help but feel that this curse is unfair...
I am supposed to have a good life ahead of me.
If not for this curse, I would eventually fall in love with someone, have kids with him, and then die surrounded by my granddaughters and grandsons. But now? Thinking about my future has never been so painful than ever before...
But you gave me hope to live, Kuya.
When I drank that blood of yours and felt the curse disappear.
 I felt hope that I could survive the curse and live on.
But I was wrong... 
The freedom that I felt was ultimately just an illusion.
The Curse returned once again and it was far stronger than before.
The throbbing headache and the pain that I feel deep within my bones which made me feel like I was constantly being poked by a thousand sharp needles was hellish. But I knew that I have to assume a facade.
I cannot bother you, anymore Kuya. I cannot have you feel sad because of me. I can't have you blame yourself for making the curse momentarily disappear and have it reappear stronger than before. I cannot ask for your help anymore, Kuya... I have accepted my fate.
I have decided.
In the next few weeks, I will write everything that I can think of in defiance to this cruel fate that the God of Everything that Moves and Exists bestowed upon me. 
I will write, I will keep on writing and even if I feel tired. I will rest, but I will not stop writing. I will not stop until I feel the inevitable approach of death. Until then, I will write as much as I can. 
Hehehe... I should really stop now. I really am stupid. I do not want you and Ate Alice to cry, Kuya. But here I am, writing this tearjerker of a letter. I really am the worst...
But Kuya, I hope that you can accept my apology. I only wrote this so that I can fulfill the promise that I have towards you in regards to giving a review to your favorite book. But not only that, but I also want this book to serve as my final farewell letter and goodbye to you, Kuya and Ate Alice.
The time that we spent together may not be so long. But the love and care that I felt from the two of you surpassed anything that I ever felt in this world. Maybe, the love that papa and mama gave to me ever since I was born could surpass the love that I felt from the two of you, but...
Right now, in the face of my inevitable death...
I can say that these memories that I have with you, Kuya Joseph and Ate Alice are incredibly priceless enough for me to brag about it when I ascend to the Tenebrous Heaven of the true God and creator of this world. Not that bastard, God of Everything that Moves and Exists of course...
After all, if he really is a Compassionate God.
Would he really let his followers suffer like this? 
If I found myself in his Tenebrous Heaven, I would do my best to escape and once I do, I will never come back! Hmmph, that bastard will never make me stay there!
 Even Hulie agrees that he is such an asshole.
Yes, my beloved sister Hulie agrees...
Yes, that Hulie who had never cursed even once in her life actually called that fake Creator as an asshole! It was really such a scary, yet thrilling scene since a bolt of lightning could strike us from the heavens since we blasphemed a supposed to be God!
But I was actually somewhat happy that Hulie and I blasphemed that God. After all, when we saw that there was no bolt of lightning coming towards our way. We were finally reassured that the God of Everything that Moves and Exists is not even a god. 
But I am not really that sure actually, I don't know.
Maybe he's just too lazy to deal with us that are about to die? 
But anyways...
I hate that asshole and fuck him!
Sincerely, Julie Gutierrez, co-written by Hulie Gutierrez.
Next page...
Title: Defying Fate? (Tentative, not final, yet, but this is my first book hehehe, so Kuya... if you are reading this please do not roast me too much, all right? I know how sharp your tongue can be... Especially whenever you tease Ate Alice!) 
From Kuya's stories, Cinderella went from rags to riches. But from my experience, whenever you are high up there. Fate is more than happy to kick you down. An unexpected curse turned Juliet's life around from having a bright future into a bleak one, leaving her to succumb to her inevitable fate and wait for her Prince Charming to rescue her- Obviously not!
Like a bird flying once again, Juliet defeats the curse and climbs her way back to the top, to a place that she had all this while and she deserved, she will take revenge against those who wronged her, while bagging a handsome knight in shining armor all the way towards her journey back to the top!
Joseph flipped for the next page of the notebook and he found nothing written in there.
But on the next page, Joseph found a compendium of ideas. There were all sorts of decent concepts written in there, but some of them were crossed out such as the idea of making the female lead act like a damsel in distress.
"This..." 
Joseph glanced at Alice whose head laid on his shoulder as she let out stifled sobbings. 
The reason why Julie didn't manage to write the first chapter of the book was probably due to the fact that she wanted to write this first book of her with the best idea possible.
That should be the reason why there was no first chapter...
But such a realization didn't give any comfort to Joseph.
Instead, he felt even more sad and depressed.
Alice realized the same and she tightened her grip around Joseph's hips. 
Joseph closed the notebook and stared at the tombstone where the two sisters were buried underneath. In the end, despite the promise that they made towards Joseph and Alice. They weren't able to see the beauty of the outside world and Joseph wasn't able to fulfill his promise.
"Why... Why did the two of you have to die..."
A sour sensation soared towards his throat and he couldn't hold back his tears anymore.
Taking a look at the tombstone, there were six lines written on the epitaph.
The best elder sister, 
The best younger sister,
The ambitious writer,
The hopeful doctor,
Both lay here without pain anymore,
Finally free, forevermore.
Joseph's knees gave up and he kneeled on the ground.
Alice went along with him. 
None of them said anything for they just hung their heads low towards the direction of the tombstone...
After several hours of kneeling. Joseph finally stood up. Alice followed suit and the two stared at each other. Their faces were a wreck with the tears and mud that decorated it, but within their eyes was a light, clearer than ever before. 
Holding each other's hands, they nodded without saying anything before turning around. Heading for the direction of the cave where they spent the past several weeks along with the two sisters.
They silently went into the room and sat beside each other on the stone bed.
After several minutes of silence. Joseph finally spoke his first words after hours of silence.
"We will go." 
"Go? Where?" Alice finally spoke up too.
"To them." Anger and ruthlessness momentarily flashed within Joseph's eyes.
Seeing this light, Alice finally understood what he was talking about. Even though it would probably be incredibly dangerous to fight their enemy within the very City of those enemies. Alice didn't say anything in objection to his proposal...
She merely gave a small smile.
"I will follow you, wherever you may go."
Joseph nodded his head in appreciation. 
"Are you not curious as to why I want to go there?"
Alice maintained that smile on her face as she replied, "Yes, I am curious. But I have a vague idea as to why you want us to go there."
Joseph turned to look at her with interest, "Oh?"
"Mhm... You want us to go there to give them a warning and also claim reparations, right?" 
"Yeah... I now don't care about the reasons why the City Chief and those elders fooled their own citizens. All I know is that they must die. Those old bastards must die! Only after that can I escape peacefully from this place knowing that no one will dare desecrate the bodies of Julie and Hulie."
"And also that bastard Gelial, someday..."
"I will kill him with my own hands!" Joseph declared. Afterwards, the two of them went out of the cave and walked towards the direction of the City Perpetually Hidden from the Sun.


Disclaimer: This novel is inspired by other great works such as SCOG, OG, DE, and all other works that the author admires and reads on a daily basis 

Left alone, scarred and swimming with debt after his parents' death. Our protagonist, Joseph is now on the quest of erasing his debt along with keeping himself afloat without being homeless…

Left without other choices, he turned to the world of Victory for solace only to find out that everything wasn't so simple like he expected. Even after two months of complete dedication to the game. He hasn't achieved any of his goals at all…

But fortunately, lady luck soon blessed his hopeless life… He managed on erasing his debt, angering the gods living above the heavens and even acquiring a Mythical Class! But Joseph is a young man left with scars due to his past. Can he even become someone suitable for the grandeur of a Mythical Class? The Sun that Overlooks Everything?

"Aye wait bro, don't attack ye- Sike! You thought!" 

"Alice, I really love it that you keep yourself feminine for the sake of your Swordsmanship. But can you not wear skirts while we're practicing? I can basically see what's underneath." 

"Abyssal Flame Master, why do you remind me of the alter-ego that I sealed a long time ago back when I was in middle school?"

Fueled with the determination of being the strongest. Joseph, along with the comrades that he gathered on his journey shall crush those that dare stand before their path. 

But why? 

Because he's the Grand Duelist, destined to be at the top of everything.

Artwork: This is a collaboration between me and the Connoisseur of the Dao of Sticc, Truedawn. We spent countless nights depicting the awesomeness of the MC through the Dao of the Sticc, I hope it is appreciated.

Many of the chapters of "Murder The Dream Guy" got locked.
There was an email from from the platform's editorial department, asking her to modify those chapters.
Reason for being locked: violence, gore, involving rated content.
This was the first time that Xiang Wan encountered such a matter as an author all these years.
Locked for rated content? Her female and male lead in "Murder The Dream Guy" had not even kissed. What exactly happened?
What was more dreadful was that a "war" had started at the review and comments page.
There were readers questioning about the lock. The mild mannered ones were asking for reasons, while those with poor attitude directly slammed the author and the website as they had paid money to read the chapters. Consequently, there were suddenly someone who claimed to know what happened—they said that the book contained violent, gory as well as sexually explicit content. That was why the book got reported.
A tossed stone raises a thousand ripples.
Everyone was in an uproar, and the discussion was vigorous.
The readers' viewpoints could never be unanimous.
Hence, there was a heated debate if the book actually contained inappropriate content.
At that moment, the book review and comments section were crowded like the market as everyone had their own opinions with regards to the topic.
…
Xiang Wan eyeballed the IDs who thought her book were full of gore and contained sexually explicit content and noticed that these IDs looked really unfamiliar. They had never appeared in her review and comments section of "Murder The Dream Guy" before.
Well, she was able to notice that as she only had a small base of readers, which was perhaps the only benefit of not having a lot of readers. As long as these readers had left a comment or a review, she would remember their ID.
And those who were defending her books were exactly her base of readers, with Yuan Qianqian as the representative of her pool of readers since long time ago.
The Supporters of the Ban:
"The crime scene description of the case makes readers feel nauseous, disgusted, and uncomfortable. It will be a bad influence for the young. The emotional details and body movements as well as dialogues are too direct and crude. It simply means that the author is not cultured at all…"
The Defenders:
"This is called realism, thank you! Those readers who want to read pure, innocent romance with fanciful poetic words that even the author doesn't know, much less readers like us, please leave this page and read other books. It is alright to not like this book, but resorting to such dirty tricks is uncalled for…"
Neutral:
"I'm only concerned if there will be an update today. Dear author, no matter if it's sexually explicit content or gory murders, do you dare to up the level? If you dare, I'll manage and deliver your meals in the 'prison'!"
More dramas:
"A trashy author will be supported by trashy readers. Pardon me, but people who read this book are the older women, losers with low IQ…"
"To the one above, pardon me for saying this, your pair of noble eyes are only suited to read dictionaries!"
"Hurhur, it's no use trying to put up a defense. When the website locked the chapters, it already clearly showed that there IS a problem with the chapters. This is called official verdict, understand? For having sexually explicit content, violence, and gory murders, this is a piece of trashy work that is not suitable for youngsters to read. Hurry and delete this book, don't be a disgrace!"
"…"
There was a surge of bad reviews.
The review and comments page was quite a healthy and harmonious environment until these people came along. They were like the monsoon waves that hit the book review and comments page. Everything was thrown off balance.
In addition, these people possessed "high combat power" for they seemed organized with a purpose and aim.
Xiang Wan read through the page for a long time when she suddenly gulped.
"Fang Yuanyuan, you come in right now!"
The door was opened and Fang Yuanyuan stood aside obediently.
"You're the one who asked me to go out."
Xiang Wan stared at her and noticed that she was avoiding to look at her in the eye.
At that moment, Xiang Wan suddenly realized something.
Originally, she had thought Fang Yuanyuan did all these things to appease her because of them moving here…
But it was actually because of the locked chapters!
"My dear editor, since when did my story become violent and gory? Fine, I can attribute that as too realistic to the actual case. But what is this sexually explicit content about? My dear, both my male and female leads are still virgins…"
"Even if they are virgins, there's still rated scenes!" Fang Yuanyuan answered weakly. "Who told you to write flirting scenes all the time whenever they meet? Do you know that they captured two sentences as screenshots to prove your 'crime'…"
"Fang Yuanyuan!" Xiang Wan stared at her with eyes wide-opened. She wished she could strangle her to death. "Try saying it again one more time? If my book is so full of rated content and gory scenes, then the bulk of books in the whole platform should have been removed?"
Xiang Wan's gaze were like piercing knives. Fang Yuanyuan pulled a stool and sat beside her dejectedly.
"Can't you see the problem?" She went straight to the point. "This is not the fundamental problem at all."
"Then tell me, what is the fundamental problem?" Xiang Wan glared at her fiercely, as if she was going to eat her up.
"Sis, don't look at me like that… Sigh, darling, I'm only an editor without power." Fang Yuanyuan said rather feebly. "A large number of readers from various means of communication channels reported you today. Someone even directly reported you to the Bureau of Cultural Affairs as well as sent an email complaining to the Mayor directly… The bosses wanted the chapters to be modified, what do you expect the editorial department to do?"
"But this is not true at all?"
"What is true and what is not? You tell me that there's no violence and gory as well as rated content, but this is totally up to the individual, and everyone has different views to it. This is not a simple math equation of one plus one equals to two, my dear sis…"
"There's no standard measure to this, but we can provide a reference? The famous writers directly wrote about the human reproductive organs, but no one reported them for writing about sexually explicit content?"
"Then wait till you've become a famous writer first!" Fang Yuanyuan pulled a long face, but her gaze was conflicted and stern at the same time. "Sis, give a dog a bad name and hang him, you get it?"
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
Xiang Wan felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and it took a long time before she could give a response.
"Got it."
If only one person reported her, it was easy to handle.
When a group of people reported her, it became something serious.
Nobody would scrutinize her book, let alone determine whether the book was a positive read to readers…
Just saliva alone could drown someone.
Huang He was still inside the detention center. Even the police was unable to withstand the pressure of controversy, let alone she who was just a web novelist without any backing?
"So, just modify them!" Fang Yuanyuan furrowed her brows and massaged Xiang Wan's shoulders.
"Hur." Xiang Wan held her head with two hands. The feeling was similar to knowing that her kid was being bullied at school by those school bullies and she was helpless and heartbroken. "I really don't know how to modify them…"
Fang Yuanyuan took a glimpse at her. "Or, I'll help you edit the content?"
"No need." Xiang Wan did not lift her head. "I don't like others to touch my child."
"…"
"You're too stubborn!" Fang Yuanyuan puffed a helpless sigh, then gave it a thought. "It's just a web novel. Who would be concerned how the content is like? If they want you to modify, just change some words and phrases will do?"
"No!"
The inferno within Xiang Wan continued to spread, and she had an urge to smash her laptop.
"I want to look for the director to appeal, I want to appeal!"
When Fang Yuanyuan heard that, the words that she had been holding in her throat finally gushed out.
"It's no use. We had a meeting and discussed this for a long time… The fact that only certain chapters are being locked is the best outcome that I have fought for you."
Fang Yuanyuan peered at her in a worried manner and tried to make her tone sound gentler so as not to make Xiang Wan so hurt. "According to the director, this book did not rake in much earnings anyway, so we should just directly delete the entire book to avoid trouble…"
She's right!
Trouble.
Everyone is afraid of trouble.
Hence, that is why when people stand high enough, they can do whatever they want.
A strange chill crept into Xiang Wan's body as her mind went blank. She looked at her laptop that accompanied her day and night.
Was she hardworking enough? Yes!
Was she persistent enough? Yes!
However, the heavens played such a joke on her, was that an indication that she was not suitable for this line of work?
"Why not… let's give up this book?" Fang Yuanyuan furrowed her brows as she helped her to analyze the possibilities. "Modification of content could be most frustrating. The amount of time taken might as well be used to write a new book instead. If I were you, I'll directly delete the book, open another new account, and restart all over again. Then, I'll write a book that the market would embrace and accept. Even if that book might not be able to become very popular, the end result should not be worse than the current situation…"
A book that the market would embrace and accept?
The way she put it was really tactful.
To boot, wasn't that riding on the coattails of other successful authors?
Xiang Wan was fuming so much that she felt pain in her heart, but she still put on a faint smile.
Actually, the world is never evil, it's the people who's evil.
Since they didn't want her to write, all the more she should persist on!
"Fine." Xiang Wan narrowed her eyes slowly and tried to say something, but no words came out. She lowered her head then looked up. This action got repeated several times before she finally uttered the words, as if shouldering a really heavy burden, "I'll modify them!"
With that, she seemed drained of energy and closed her eyes helplessly.
Fang Yuanyuan looked at her with concern; she felt bad to see her in such a state as well.
"Sis, I know you've invested a lot of emotions inside this book. But…"
"You may go now." Xiang Wan turned her chair as well as her back away from Fang Yuanyuan. "I need all the time I have to modify my work. I'll do it right away!"
"…"
Fang Yuanyuan got up slowly, took two steps, and turned around to look at her.
"Sis, there's nothing wrong with insisting on your own thinking, but neither of us are the ones making the rules. We're the weak. What we can do is simply to change ourselves to accept all the unfairness and get used to all these unfairness."
"Hm," Xiang Wan replied coldly.
Throughout their conversation, she never asked who was the mastermind behind this incident.
Well, Fang Yuanyuan would not be able to give an answer anyway.
…
The night was deep, and everything was quiet.
In the study, there was a lamp as well as a shadow.
In the lonely sky, there was no end to the darkness whilst the stars blinked with all their might, wanting to see through everything clearly…
When the new day began, the stars had left, but the lamp inside the study had been left switched on the whole night.
…
Xiang Wan did not know when Fang Yuanyuan had left for work.
She was so focused that she did not even hear the door's closing sounds.
When she came out to the bathroom, she found breakfast on the dining table.
It was not bought from outside but made by Fang Yuanyuan herself.
There were two fried eggs lying piteously on a plate. They didn't look too good, but it was the first time Xiang Wan ever saw Fang Yuanyuan's culinary skills.
Xiang Wan gave a yawn and laughed.
This girl! My dearest cousin… No, my dearest younger sister!
While she was having breakfast, Xiang Wan was checking her mobile phone.
There were no updates from "The White List", as usual.
Well, this is our Second Young Master Mu, thought Xiang Wan.
He likes to do things his way, no matter what happens. If he doesn't feel like updating, he won't update and never bothered to give any explanation!
Nonetheless, there were news of Second Young Master Mu's novel in the internet.
In the day's list of top searched news, she saw the news of Ye Lun where fans rallied to support him acting as the antagonist, which was also the third male leading character in "The Grey List".
Ever since the announcement of the list of celebrities who would be casted in the "The Grey List", the internet had mixed responses for Ye Lun to be starred in the drama. No matter if they were in favor or not, it was a huge boost to his popularity. It could be said that the current popularity made him at the height of his acting career.
"Frankly, although Qin Shu is the bad guy in the story, he is the second male lead in my heart. He's so bad that it makes people feel pity for him. My little Qin Shu! I don't want Ye Lun to cast as him…"
"Hehehehe, hear my awkward but polite laughter? Bring your digital Qin Shou[1] away from here, as far as you can. Our Lunzi doesn't give a bleep about such roles…"
"… It's Qin Shu, not Qin Shou. Do you have brains? It's not that we look down on Ye Lun. I'll just ask a question—does he have acting skills?"
"Of course. This is answered by the mighty condor from the 'Legend of the Condor Heroes'."
"Is it fun to criticize Ye Lun like this? Did no one realize that Ye Lun himself is really suited to the character, Qin Shu, in the story? Look at his appearance, somewhat devilish and bad boy…"
"Well, taking drugs; goes whoring; having a sugar mama… Tch, tch, it's totally stress free for him to act as the 'beast' in the drama. It's exactly him, alright?"
"…"
All these netizens were chatting and arguing with each other intensely.
Sentence after sentence of amazing rebuttals kept appearing like nobody's business. It made people feel that "experts" hide in the internet.
They're really fantastic!
As Xiang Wan stayed up all night, she was overwhelmed by all these comments in no time…
Nevertheless, there was one point that she concurred with the netizens.
In her opinion, Ye Lun was suited for the role of Qin Shu, the antagonist in the story. At the very least, she found him very suitable in terms of appearance…
Suddenly, in her head, she thought of that night when she saw him at "The Palace".
Tsk! He's indeed a young and dashing celebrity. A hot young stud!
She was also curious if he and Sun Shangli's relationship were really as what most people rumored to be…
Xiang Wan yawned again and finished the fried eggs before her. Next, she sent a message to Bai Muchuan and asked him that question.
Now, she was much at ease and found it easier to talk to Bai Muchuan. She totally did not feel that she would interrupt him at work.
However, it seemed as if Bai Muchuan was still in a poor mood. Every word in his reply seemed to have explosives hidden in them.
"Teacher Xiang, I'm not interested in matters like who's on the bed of these hot, young celebrities. If you really want to know, you should change your profession to being a paparazzi!"
"…" This sharp-tongued guy!
Xiang Wan was so angry that she almost fell dead to the ground.
He's crazy!
She did not reply to Bai Muchuan but thought of how she should explain about Huang He's problem to Fang Yuanyuan, on account of her fried eggs…
It's such a headache. Is keeping a secret so much more tougher than being pregnant?
As she thought about that, half a day had gone.
When Fang Yuanyuan got back from work, she still had not found a solution and had fallen asleep instead.
"Xiang, Wan!"
Fang Yuanyuan barged into her bedroom furiously. Her face was black as thunder, and her eyes were red. She seemed as if she was going to eat her up out of anger.
"Get up now and make things clear to me!"
…
[1] Qin Shou (禽兽) - which means beast. As the name of the antagonist of "The Grey List" is called Qin Shu (秦述), the fans created a pun of calling Qin Shu as Qin Shou(Beast).


Aspiring author Xiang Wan was deemed hopeless by her family and better off married when her fourth novel still did not do well. 
Just as she started to doubt herself and wonder if she should continue to pursue her dream as an author, things take an unexpected turn when a dazzling guy appears before her and she was taken away by the police as a prime suspect of a murder case.
A murder had taken place and the details were eerily similar to her mystery novel. 
From then on, her life turned topsy-turvy.
...........
Translator Review:
This is a novel encompassed with mystery, ethics, family ties, and romance. Of course, the highlights of this book are the murder cases. 
Although it’s a modern setup where none of the characters have a system or any other cheats, the Author managed to delight me with her writing, creative plots and a good pace without dragging her story. 
I marvel at the way the Author links up the clues and plot to explain the individual cases as well as paving the way to unravel the huge conspiracy behind the individual murders. Romantic plots are light-hearted so readers could take a breather from the plots of gruesome murders.
Frequency of release:  1 chapter/daily

At this time, Lu Jingzhi took his cell phone back from Grandpa Lu before he went back to his bedroom to continue video calling his little descendant.
In the past, the old man would always talk about Lu Zongye's engagement to Jiang Yuning and he would always be preparing for their future marriage in front of Lu Jingzhi. Grandpa Lu was always stabbing him in the chest in the past and now, it was finally his turn to do the same to his grandfather.
"Second Brother, why do I feel as though you are in an extremely good mood today?" Jiang Yuning asked because she could see the softness and subtle happiness that Lu Jingzhi was showing on his face.
"I just sent Grandpa off," Lu Jingzhi said as he placed his cell phone on the dressing table and started undressing.
"Wow, Second Brother, it seem as though you are no longer that self-conscious nowadays."
As soon as Lu Jingzhi heard Jiang Yuning's words, he used a book to block the camera on his cell phone.
"Second Brother, what are you doing? I want to see your abs!"
"I don't want to show them to you," Lu Jingzhi rejected without any hesitation at all. "If you want to see them, I will then show them to you when you come back to me."
Jiang Yuning suddenly felt very upset because she had already been waiting the entire day just for this moment and it seemed as though Second Young Master Lu was going to deprive her of the one thing that she craved the most…
She was already so poor and now, she could not even admire his abs. Life was so difficult.
"Second Brother, you must already be feeling sick and tired of me. That is why you do not have anymore patience with me. Sigh. I understand why you are feeling this way. It is because when I have to leave for work, I always have to be gone for at least a few months. You are also a man and I know that you have needs that I am depriving you of."
If the little descendant was at home by his side right now, Lu Jingzhi would have definitely grabbed her and spank her ass really hard.
After that, Lu Jingzhi could not help but remove the book so that Jiang Yuning could see him again. He continued undressing as he asked, "Are you enjoying yourself?"
When Jiang Yuning saw Lu Jingzhi's muscular body, she started blushing and felt that she was losing her self control. "Second Brother…if you feel that you are suffocating and want me badly, you can come to the filming set and look for me, okay?"
"No thank you," Lu Jingzhi refused immediately.
"But why?"
"Because if I have to go over to you whenever I think of you and want you, I will never leave your side."
Jiang Yuning understood the meaning behind his words in an instance.
"Don't worry, it's almost the end of the month. I will be coming back to you really soon. Wait for me patiently!" After that, Jiang Yuning gave Lu Jingzhi a flying kiss through the camera. "Second Brother, I am really curious about this. How do you survive when you miss me badly while I am not by your side?"
"What do you think?"
If Lu Jingzhi could make it through twelve long years of separation, what was this short-term separation to him?
Jiang Yuning smiled and she had a very soft expression on her face because just like Lu Jingzhi, she understood how important they were to each other. They were finally together after being separated and missing out on twelve years together.
"Second Brother, I really miss your hugs."
"You will receive them when you come home."
Both of them continued chatting for a short while and Jiang Yuning shared some of the interesting events that had happened at the filming set lately. After some time, both of them reluctantly ended the video call because Jiang Yuning had to get up early the the morning to film her scene.
However, Jiang Yuning would never have expected that the comment that she left on the Internet using her other account would really be discovered by the fans of the <Yan Huasu> book.
Therefore, Jiang Yuning received a phone call from Vera early the next morning.
"Yuning, you got exposed!"
Jiang Yuning was confused.
"Go online and see for yourself."
Jiang Yuning quickly turned on her laptop and went on the Internet. At this time, she saw the topic <Jiang Yuning Exposed> trending on the hot search.
What was she exposed for? It turned out that the netizens and the fans of the book had discovered the identity of the person who left the comment under <Yan Huasu>'s book review section.
How could they be certain that it was Jiang Yuning?
Although Jiang Yuning did not remember this, she had used one of her own pictures as her avatar in the past and she did not even know that she had left a book review using the same account.
Furthermore, Jiang Yuning had also uploaded several pictures of her calligraphy writing and this was an empirical proof that it was indeed Jiang Yuning's account because the fans of the book immediately recognized her calligraphy writing. It looked exactly like the calligraphy writing done by Jiang Yuning, which had been circulating around the Internet previously.
[Hahaha, who says that Jiang Yuning did not read <Yan Huasu>? I checked her history and found out that Jiang Yuning had even purchased a monthly pass to read the novels online.]
['I created this world and then I destroyed this world with my own hands.' Hahaha. What kind of quotes did Jiang Yuning use in the past? I am laughing so much that my stomach is already hurting.]
[Eh! That quote is from another online novel. Did Jiang Yuning read that novel too?]
[No matter how emotional Chopin is, he can never compete with the sadness that I am feeling now. Oh my god. Is this Jiang Yuning's description of herself? I can't stop laughing at it. Hahaha…]
[Hahaha. She is really hilarious. I am laughing so much to the point of crying. Does Jiang Yuning's fans know that she is like this?]
[And I saw that she actually posted a comment to criticize Hou Da! Hahaha. She complained that she was releasing the chapters for the novel too slowly. Hahaha. Everything is on record…]
[When it comes to other artistes, we always find black materials on them when we look into their past. However, when it comes to Jiang Yuning, everything is simply too hilarious. My abs are hurting…]
[Jiang Yuning, are you a devil or an angel?]
[She had the same routine as a regular girl!]
[Just look at the amount of novels that she has already read…]
[Hahaha. Is this really Empress Jiang? It feels as though she was really a hardcore fan last night.]
Jiang Yuning then asked, "Is it too late for me to delete that account now?"
After reading all the comments, the young paparazzo also had a good time teasing Jiang Yuning. "Sister Yuning, it turns out that you also have this side to you. It seems as though you were not that smart or witty in the past."
"Which one of us can say that we have not been young and frivolous before?" Jiang Yuning replied as she glared at the young paparazzo. "Can't I have my rebellious stage too?"
"To be honest, I think that this is actually a good thing. It is not a bad idea to let the public and the netizens know that you are a genuine person."
At this time, Jiang Yuning leaned against the back of the sofa as she sighed, "I feel so ashamed of myself now…"
Who asked her to be so rebellious and to resort to posting all sorts of comments online in the past?
Who asked her to act that way?
At that time, Jiang Yuning had just entered the entertainment industry and she had not learned how to be patient and control her own temper yet. Moreover, she was only twenty years old then. Wasn't it normal for girls that age to act in that manner?
Jiang Yuning secretly hoped that Lu Jingzhi would not see this…
It was so embarrassing!
However, since her account was exposed, this really helped dispel concerns that the fans of the book had about her playing the role of the first female lead in the drama <Yan Huasu>. Since Jiang Yuning had been actively chasing the novel in the past, she would definitely be more than familiar with the contents and the plot of <Yan Huasu>.
[I suddenly feel that Jiang Yuning is really very adorable. Hahaha. I can't wait to see what kind of character and personality she will bring when she plays the role of the first female lead.]
[Since she is a loyal fan of the novel, then I am certain that Jiang Yuning will definitely know what we are all hoping to see!]
[Since it is already confirmed that she has read the novel before, then I suddenly have some confidence in her!]
[Empress Jiang, please make sure that you perform well and will not let us down!]
Initially, Hou Da was already having a headache as she thought about how she could get the fans to accept Jiang Yuning. In the end, Jiang Yuning had accidentally exposed herself through commenting using her second account. However, this accident turned out to be a blessing in disguise! This actually contributed to the fans giving Jiang Yuning recognition and support to play the role of the first female lead. Was Jiang Yuning some kind of deity?
Hou Da could not help herself from sending a text message to Jiang Yuning at this time. "I heard that you threw shade at me and criticized me in the past?"
After reading Hou Da's message, Jiang Yuning quickly explained herself. "Well…I was just trying to urge you to write faster."
Hou Da then replied, "So, you sure one of those negative commenters? I want to change the first female lead!"
Jiang Yuning grimaced before she replied in a bitter and sad tone, "It's too late, Hou Da. The netizens and book fans already know about this matter now. Please give me a chance and accept me. If I do not perform well or if my acting is not up to your expectations, then you can replace me any time you want."
Hou Da: "You want my forgiveness? Then, tell me how many times you have read <Yan Huasu>?"
Jiang Yuning: "If you do not count the drama script that I had just read again two days ago, then I have already read your novel thrice."
Well, since Jiang Yuning was indeed her loyal fan, she would let her off the hook this time.


“I can’t do it anymore. Stop it…I can’t take it anymore!” The second young master stopped in his tracks and raised his brows as he stared at Miss Jiang. “All you had to do was jog, so—”
…
Everyone knew that Miss Jiang was an artiste who had been defamed and blacklisted before she became famous again. When she got into trouble, she did not give up but fought persistently. Everyone knew that the second young master was the mysterious head of the enterprise. He was an extremely cold person with an exquisite taste. Moreover, the second young master had recently adopted a new hobby. He took in his younger brother’s ex-fiancée and he was extremely fond of her…


In a maximum-security prison, with no windows, Jackson was held as a prisoner. When his plane landed, he was arrested without any explanations. No one was ready to talk to him or even hear his explanations. He was immediately transported to this prison and all the things which he brought along with him had been confiscated.
He was being monitored for almost all day and no one would tell him why he was arrested. When almost two days passed like this, one day he was handed a handwritten book to read. When he opened the book and saw the title, "The Deathly App", he lost interest in reading that book. He kept it aside and once again went near the door and shouted,
"Anybody there? Why are you doing this to me? I did not do anything wrong. I have to see my son immediately. At the least give me an explanation of why I am being held captive."
However he shouted it just echoed inside the closed doors and no one answered. They gave him 2 meals a day through the small door. He was not allowed to go anywhere other than the room he was confined in.
He went and sat in a corner. Once again his eyes laid on the book, 'The Deathly App'. Because of boredom, he opened the book and flipped through the pages. Suddenly, the name Hastin caught his attention.
"The author of the book, Hastin. My son! It's my son's book? Does he actually write horror and thriller novels? What a total waste of time! Once I meet him, I will make him stop all this bullshit and train him properly to become my successor."
He threw the book away into one corner. Because of the force, when the book landed a page opened and it displayed,
'Dedicated to Jackson, by THE APP'
"Did my son know that I am here? Why does it say 'The app' instead of my son's name."
Out of curiosity, he picked the book and started to read,
'How are you Jackson? Even though we have never met, I have heard a lot about you from Haruto. Poor soul, may his soul rest in peace.'
"What happened to Haruto? What did you do?"
'Let us just be clear about one thing first, how much ever you shout no one would respond to you. Do you even know why you were arrested? For carrying an ultra weapon that could destroy half of this country. Do not worry, I would make sure you would rot in that prison forever.
You should have stayed hidden when you found out that you survived the accident. I will tell you the truth, I am the one who caused that accident in the first place. Do you know why? Every time Haruto opened his mouth, he would blabber about you non-stop.
In truth, you are actually not that great. I know all about you, investors. If you did not find out that he was actually a genius who could make your investments grow ten folds, do you think you would have even rescued him from those evil men?
No! Definitely not! Let us just keep all these talks for some later time. Do you want to know what I have converted your son into? Then go ahead, read the terminating stories of your friends from all over the world. I picked your most favorite ones and gave them the ultimate scare of their life.
Oh! I even asked Akemi to include her life in this story, which Hastin didn't know. I hope you will enjoy reading this book and please all your feedback is welcome. You can just look at the camera which is placed on the right corner of the roof.
Your feedback will be added to the review section, definitely after severe filtration and alteration, to encourage the author to write more and more such real horror to entertain you.
Now let us not waste any more time, and see how your friends died.'
"Akemi? What is Akemi doing here? Is she staying with my son? How do they know each other? Didn't Akihiro say that she went missing a few days back? What is happening? Who is this person? Why is he doing all this to his family?"
The book dropped from his hands and he shivered. He cannot believe anything that was written. He went towards the door of his cell and started to bang on it.
"Someone opened the door. My son's life is in danger. I need to go now. I have nothing to do with the weapon. Please, I beg you. Let me out!" Jackson shouted.
Inside the monitoring room where Jackson's face appeared on the screen,
"Sir, He talked about the weapon! Should we go and interrogate him now?" an officer dressed in a blue uniform asked his senior officer.
"No, let us wait for a few more days. Only when all his will power is lost, then we could make him confess. We might have to declare war on another country for helping a terrorist bring such a powerful weapon into our country. And currently that weapon was being tested to analyze its power. Let us wait for the results, at least. Till now, I have received news that no one had ever seen such a tiny weapon with massive power in it. Just think, if there were many such weapons, then this whole earth would be destroyed in no time." Colonel Gary said.
"Yes, you are correct, Colonel. Let us monitor him more, he might even be willing to talk on his own."
"Closely watch him and do not let anyone near his door. We do not know what he is capable of doing. I have asked the team to do a search using his face in our system. And you know what was the result I got? This person here was declared dead twelve years ago in an accident in Japan. And now, he came back alive. I don't know if the dead man came back alive or the person had a surgery to resemble the dead man."
"He definitely looks dangerous. I will increase the security level for him. And would never allow such a man to cause any trouble for our nations."
Officer Carson saluted the colonel and declared. Colonel Gary responded back and left to carry on with his other duties.
Jackson did not want to lose hope. He kept on knocking on the door until his hands started to bleed. But no one answered him despite how loudly he shouted. He was not sure if anyone was even there behind the closed doors.
Suddenly the light went off and complete darkness surrounded him. It was very difficult to see anything around him. He sat near the door and closed his eyes.
"Do you know, Jackson, what I want to build? A super artificial intelligence app that would make this world shake in terror!" Haruto said while shaking his head in one direction.
"Sure! Haruto. If you say so. But remember to add your favorite animals in it. By the way you are a good painter. I would like to hold an exhibition of your paintings one day. Would you allow me to?" Jackson said and held Haruto's hand.
A few years back, when Jackson saw Haruto being tortured on the streets, he chased away the men and rescued Haruto. He was just twelve at that time. All he could see was a boy similar to his son. He asked him where his parents were? But when the boy spoke, he understood his problem.
"Parents…. parents… parent's…" He repeated the words but later when Jackson soothed him, he realized that Haruto was not a normal kid.
Most of the time, he repeated what he heard rather than answering the questions, Jackson asked. He couldn't find anything useful and tried to take him to the police station. But the minute he saw the place he was brought to, he immediately ran away and hid behind a bush.
When Jackson reached him, he saw Haruto shiver and tremble in fear.
"It's ok. Let us not go there, if you do not like it. Relax!" Jackson took his hand.
They went to Kayoko and Jackson described her what happened. Kayoko tried to talk to him for a long time. But he would not open his mouth and would rather cling to Jackson. Haruto hid behind Jackson all the time.
After a long time, Haruto finally got used to Kayoko. She gave him food and water. Haruto, who was hesitant at first, later grabbed the food when Jackson signaled him to take it. He hungrily gulped the food down.
Looking at him wolf down and almost cleared the whole plate in a few minutes, like he never saw food before. Kayoko brought even more food for him to eat. Once she noticed that he was full, Kayoko approached him and asked for this name.
"I am… Haruto…"
"Good boy, Haruto. Can you now tell me where are your parents?"
"Parents...Parents...Parents…" Haruto repeated the words once again.
"Even I tried to ask him before about his parents. All he did was repeat that word and shake his head in one direction. I am not sure what is wrong with him."
"I think we might need to take him to a psychiatrist to find out more. He really repeats our words a lot rather than answering our questions.." Kayoko said while trying to disinfect the wounds on Haruto's body.

Hastin was running out of ideas for his horror novel. By chance, he comes across an app which gives him ideas for his story. In the beginning, everything was smooth flowing. But later he finds out that whoever reads his story disappears and becomes the story character themselves... 

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[ Reward: Hand History. ]
[ Perk Unlocked: Hand History - You can now review your historical gambling actions and have System critique and share some advice. ]
[ Sometimes replaying those hands in your mind can give you a good feeling. ]
[ Mission Unlocked: Third Base - Spend $100 on the system to unlock the final step of the tutorial. ]
---
James rolled his eyes. These names and descriptions...
---
[ Mission Completed: Third Base. ]
[ Achievement Unlocked: Getting a Head ... of Steam. ]
[ You're starting to feel warm and comfortable as you bob along on your journey to the finish line. ]
[ Reward: Active Participation ]
[ Perk Unlocked: Active Participation - Active skills are now available to unlock. System can now also give you more live help beyond probabilities, rules, and slang. ]
[ It's like having a partner with great skills. Much better than solo play. ]
[ Mission Unlocked: The Final Frontier - Spend $1000 on the system to complete the tutorial. ]
---
James was flabbergasted. Although the benefits were great, he could not help but feel a little bit dirty. He was beginning to suspect that the system had been programmed or created by someone with a mind not just halfway in, but completely in the gutter.
"Active skills and history review, huh. That's much better than a lame stat upgrade. We're finally getting into the good stuff," James commented.
"Let's try the history review. Something felt a bit fishy about how Mr Lee handled his wager."
A virtual screen appeared in front of James' eyes and started to replay the events that had happened earlier that day.
Mr Lee turning around and scribbling on a small piece of paper before folding it and putting it into his left pants pocket....
Mr Lee turning back to face James and the class and asking James a couple of questions...
James thinking about and delivering the answers to the class...
Mr Lee's face changing and a couple of sweat drops appearing on his forehead...
Finally, Mr Lee reaching his hand into his right pants pocket and pulling out a folded piece of paper before slowly unfolding it and announcing the result to the rest of the class.
"Wait a minute. He put the first paper into his left pocket but took another piece of paper out from the right pocket. What a dirty rat! He cheated!"
James felt all of his prior respect and gratefulness to Mr Lee disappear. He should have won the hundred dollars!
---
[ Achievement Unlocked: Cheated On ]
[ Once bitten, twice shy. Now that you've experienced being cheated on, maybe it's time for you to turn the tables in the future. ]
[ Reward: Peek ]
[ Active Skill Unlocked: Peek - Allows you to look at a player's hidden cards. Consumes 1 charge per use. Gains 1 charge every time you find someone cheating against you. 1 charge currently available. ]
[ Almost like being able to see through someone's clothes. A highly voyeuristic skill. ]
---
James reined in his anger. Despite being cheated against, and after all of the events, he had come out ahead.
If Mr Lee had not cheated, he would still be ten dollars shy of completing the third base mission, and he would not have unlocked this active skill. With this skill, he now had even higher hopes about being able to perform at Phil's game this weekend.
"Going forward, I'll have to be more careful and aware." James reminded himself.
---
Now that James had spent all his winnings and progressed as far as he could in unlocking the system, he turned his attention back to the letter that his dad had left him.
After reading it a few more times and wallowing in his feelings, James decided to pen a quick reply.
"Dad. I don't know when I will next see you. I hope it is soon, and that this will all blow over. Regardless, I will dominate the game this weekend and follow your path to the end. I promise to you that I will make you proud."
James finished his short note and left it under the keyboard on the desk with a small corner peeking out. Even if his father never got to read it, James knew that, in the future, he would be able to look at it and remember the inspiration and determination that he held at that moment...
---
The rest of the week passed routinely, and soon it was noon on Saturday.
James cleaned up the safe room as he prepared to go to battle. The "Texas Hold'em for Dummies" book that had held his dad's legacy to him was laid out neatly on the desk next to the keyboard.
He had gone to the bank to empty his savings account and had even snuck upstairs to collect the spilled coins from his broken little piggy bank. The apartment looked just the way it had when James left it. It was clear that no one had made an effort to clean it up.
After exchanging the coins for bills, all of James' life savings fit comfortably into a small envelope the bank had given him. It was just a dollar short of five hundred. This envelope rested in the front pocket of his backpack and represented all the hope and ammunition that he had to pursue his new goal.
From the address that Phil had given him, James knew that Phil lived in the rich man's neighborhood on the other side of town.
It was about one and the half times the distance from his safe room to school in the other direction. James also knew that it would take at least two and a half hours to get there. Not daring to be late, James decided to leave then. It was important for him to not to give Phil any more reason than he already had to make his life difficult. After all, the next day could very well determine his and possibly his parents' fate.
---
Meanwhile, as James was walking towards his uncertain future, a much less optimistic scene was taking place in an abandoned warehouse unit on the far edges of the city...
A disembodied voice came from the shadowed corners of the warehouse.
"Well Mr Jones, I'm glad you finally decided to show up."
The target of those words sat trussed up in a cheap looking metal chair bolted to the ground in the middle of the warehouse unit. The floor surrounding him was bare concrete, and above him lay a naked light bulb connected by a thin wire running up to and across the ceiling.
Seated next to him, equally bound in an identically set up metal chair, was a middle-aged woman who had clearly seen better days. Despite her best efforts to sit with dignity, she was leaning forward against her bounds, clearly on the edge of exhaustion. Dark streaks of dirt and grime covered her face, except for two thin reedy lighter streams of gray where her past tears had worn some purchase. Her eyes were dead and hopeless.
Unlike the person being addressed, she had also been gagged.
These were James' parents. Mr and Mrs Jones of unit #07-07.
"What do you want? Let my wife go. She's innocent. She knows nothing." James' father said quickly.
"I want some answers from you," came the droll reply. "But first, let me show you the penalty of lying."
A gunshot came from the direction of the voice. From the flash, Mr Jones noted that his assailant was wearing what looked like a business suit, and had cold, emotionless eyes.
Mr Jones flicked his eyes down, noting with surprise the lack of blood on his body.
Then, he heard a slightly muffled high-pitched scream. With a sense of panic, he turned to look at his wife. She was now leaning fully forward, with only the tape binding her as her support, screaming against the gag in her mouth. Fresh tears had formed, filled, and left her hollowed eyes, creating new channels of lighter gray against the mottled shades on her face. A rapidly spreading crimson stain could be seen on the lower right leg of her pants, just below the crease of the knee.
"I am very disappointed in how long it took you to come to us, Mr Jones. The next bullet will take the left leg. If you still need convincing after that, the third bullet will be centered and nine inches higher."
"I'll tell you everything. Please. I swear I will. Don't hurt my wife, take me instead." Mr Jones blubbered.
"Oh, I will. Eventually. Now, where is the card?"
"It's in the book. I left it hidden in the Dummies book. Texas Hold'em for Dummies."
"Oh I'm disappointed, Mr Jones. There was no book by that title in your apartment. I thought you would be past trying to deceive me by now."
A second gunshot sounded, and the scream rose in pitch by another octave, now accompanied by muffled choking and coughing.
"I swear it's true! Maybe it's in my safe room. Same building, Apartment #02-05. Code 1116. Please, please, please don't hurt my wife. I'll do anything, just save her."
"Let me step outside and make a quick call to my associates. If you cooperate, I don't see why there's a reason to continue this little... exercise."

In a casino, there is a Blacklist. If you cheat, steal, or win too many times, then chances are you will find yourself invited to exit the premises and placed on the Blacklist.

Above the Blacklist, lies the Circle. Six mysterious individuals with incredulous tales attached to them. Millions and billions of dollars won in a single night.

Finally, above the Circle, lives a enigma. The enigma comprises only of a single word. Sanjay. He who is known as the God of Gamblers.

--
Work in progress. I am a new writer just beginning to explore this world. Thank you for your patience.

Disclaimer: Gambling is for entertainment only. If you choose to bet, bet only what you can afford to lose.

For WPC #126.

Autumn was almost over. The ground was littered with orange and red leaves, leaving the trees were bare. Cold winds had begun to blow, marking the change in the season. 

"It smells like winter." Elle noted one morning. 

"You're right. I reckon snow will start falling soon." 

"Hmm." Elle hummed her agreement as she looked out the window. 

She was currently sitting in the passenger seat of Adam's car and they were on their way to MK together. It had barely been a week since Adam had proposed his plan to her over dinner. And only a day since he had asked her to join him on his trip to work. 

"What are you doing tomorrow?" He had asked her after work yesterday. 

"Nothing special. It's a Saturday so I'll probably stay in bed all day being grateful it's not yet Monday. Why, what do you have in mind?" 

"I have to go into the office tomorrow. If you're not busy I was hoping you could come with me." 

"To MK?" 

"Your contract is ready to be signed. There are a few other items that require your attention as well." 

"Really? I'll come." 

Adam had smiled and reached for her hand. "We'll both be busier, but we'll also get to spend more time together because of this project. I think this is the first time I've ever thought of work as fun." 

"You know I was apprehensive about this at first too, but now I think it will be fun for the both of us." Elle said with a grin. 

So, as undesirable as it was for Elle to get up early on a Saturday to go to 'work', she still did it with a smile. Knowing that she was going to MK Elle put more effort into her appearance than usual. She wore a black fitted dress despite the cold chill outside and even took the time to curl her hair that morning. 

"You know you don't have to do all this, right?" Adam asked, noting the loose curls that prettily framed her face. 

"Maybe not, but it's bad enough that I put no effort into my appearance when I go to work at Tae. This is the bare minimum I should do before daring to show myself at MK." 

Once they arrived at the office Elle followed Adam upstairs to his office, once again surprised by the number of employees present on the weekend. 

"I forget how long it's been since I last came here." Elle pondered on their trip upstairs. 

"A few months ago at best."

"We would have already met by this time last year, huh." She mused. 

"A year goes by fast, doesn't it?" Adam commented. "Our anniversary will be coming up soon enough. Should we go on a proper trip this time?" 

"Really?" Elle asked excitedly. 

"Should we have them film in an exotic location as an excuse? Kill two birds with one stone?" He teased. 

Elle nudged Adam with her elbow. "We're here to work, don't fool around." She said with a laugh. 

They were approaching Adam's office now, where David was waiting for them. 

"It's good to see you again David." Elle greeted. 

"You as well. It looks like we'll be working together quite often in the future. Please let me know whenever you need something." 

"I'm looking forward to it, thank you." Elle said, feeling quite flustered. 

"For now bring over any documents that require her attention. Also have a copy of her contract brought up for her to review and sign. Have someone from the legal division come up too, in case she has any questions." 

"Yes, sir." David said before disappearing to do as instructed. 

Adam let Elle into his office, the door opened to reveal the grey sky and the expanse of the city below them. 

"I've missed this view." Elle sighed. 

A few minutes later David arrived with a stack of documents in hand as well as a "Peter from the legal division" who walked her through the various points of the contract. 

Elle had initially planned to sign the contract without bothering to review it closely herself. She trusted in Adam, and trusted that his review would have been sufficient, but she was wrong. As they reviewed the contract a few points jumped out at Elle. 

"Sorry, can I see that for a moment?" Elle asked. 

Peter handed over the document and watched in anticipation as Elle flipped through it. He was young, and obviously on edge at the prospect of her not being happy with it. Elle couldn't blame him, MK was on a bad streak of getting important contracts signed. 

"Can you give us a moment?" Elle asked after a moment. Peter looked between Adam and her for a brief moment before quickly answering "Of course." And scurrying outside. 

Adam had been at his desk going through his own work. "Is something wrong?" He asked casually. 

"Yes, something's wrong." She said, dropping the thick contract on the desk in front of him with a satisfying thud. "You're paying me too much." 

"I disagree." 

"It's just a silly webnovel Adam, it's not worth this much. What if it doesn't even do well? Are you really going to let MK suffer a loss just to flatter me?" 

"If that's really your opinion then you think too little of your own accomplishment." He said. 

"I'm being serious Adam. What will you do if there's a loss?" 

"I'll have to marry you and live off your wealth then." He teased, but he could tell she wasn't in a joking mood. "Listen, do you know how many people were involved in drafting this contract? Do you know how many valuations were done? You must have noticed that the contract also gives you a lot of creative authority. It's because it's your story and I trust your opinion when it comes to that, so you should trust me too. I would never let your work fail. I fully intend for MK to make way more than what we're offering you." 

Elle considered him for a moment. His confident smile, his shinning, proud, eyes. She signed and leaned over the desk to give Adam a kiss. 

"What was that for?" He murmured when their lips parted. 

"There's something really attractive about watching you talk about how much money you'll make with that much confidence." Elle said slyly. 

"Really? Should I tell you about our other investments?" Adam asked, leaning forward with an evil grin. 

"We're still at work." 

"I can take you back home." 

"Give me some time. I want to milk you of all your money first." 

Elle called Peter back into the room and carefully signed all the necessary documents. As Peter left the room Elle stole a glance at Adam. 

'We're officially working together again.' She thought to herself. 'What a weird feeling.' 

In front of her were dozens of documents entailing details on concepts, costumes, and all sorts of other things that Elle hadn't even thought to consider. Her silly little book was really about to become a movie. 

Elle excitedly began to go through the documents. Adam glanced up and smiled at the contented smile on Elle's face before turning back to his own work.

Elle is a young woman who's hard work was rewarded with heart ache. Now she has no passion for anything except her writing. Under a pen name she pours all her heart ache into her story - an exceedingly popular webnovel. Meanwhile, Adam is the CEO of MK, a powerful company at the top of its industry. He is a man that can do anything perfectly and is known to be cold and unforgiving. 

By chance the two cross paths and touch each others hearts in unexpected ways.

~~~
Excerpt: 
Since it was a cold night the glass had fogged up, but Elle could still make out the muddled view of the city below them. The streetlights glowed dimly and cars could be seen driving back and forth in the busy streets. Elle's delicate fingers reached out to touch the cold glass, drawing a smiley face in the condensation.

"Are you upset we couldn't go out?" Adam asked suddenly. Elle turned around to see him looking over at her. "You must have been looking forward to it. I think your favourite place in the world has become that park."

Elle stepped away from the glass and went over to sit beside him; lacing her arm through his and resting her head on his strong shoulder. "You're wrong." She said gently. "My favourite place in all the world is next to you."

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